The Butler weekly times., 1887-10-19
AN INHUMAN CRIME.
Annie Marshall's Coffin Opened by a
COrOner's Jury.
Her Body Found Mutilated in Il Most
Sickening Manner.

Holden, Mo-, Oct. 13.-One OF the
most horrible cases of slow and tor
turous murder in the annals of crime
in Missouri has been almost acci.
dentally unearthed here this evening.
Last night Annie Marshall, a half
witted woman, died at the residence
OF her cousin, Fred Tesches, Oh
Fourth and Olive streets. Yester-
day afternoon Dr. Murray was called
in to see the woman. The moment
he saw her he said she was dying.
He made no examination of the case
sufficient to base diagnosis on her
condition. He saw that she was
beyond medical aid, and accepted
the statement that was given out
that Annie Marshall died with con-
gestive chill. As soon as her death
became noised about the neighbors
of the Tesches began to talk. One
man told Marshal Still that he had
seen the deceased come out of tht
house screaming and with BLOOD.
streaming over her face. This state
ment
EXCITED THE Suspicious
of the officer and he began to make
more inquiries. He found anothe,
neighbor who had seen Mrs. Tesches
beat the woman countless times with
q club in the most cruel manner.
Others had heard shrieks and screams,
and seen blows administered on the
person of Annie Marshall by hei
cousins and employers. These facts
were communicated to Mayor Hewes
That official made hasty invest
cation, but was slow to act from th
fact that he could not make himse,
believe Mrs. Tesches could be guilt
of such an outrageous crime. Sh
is a member of the Methodist church
or at least has been, although clou'
has rested on her character 70
several years. At last the hears
drove to the house, followed b.
several carriages, and the ceremonie
being over, the remains were abou
to be placed in the hearse. At tha
moment Mayor Hewes appeared witt
a jury of six men and two physicians
Drs. Ballon and Murray, to hold a,
inquest. No objections were made
but those present imagined they saw
a tremor of fear pass over the fea
lures of Mrs. Tesches. The remain
WEI taken out of the coffin and
sight soon met the eyes Of the core
ner's jury that cannot be described
A cash was found in the head thre
inches long,
4 CUT TO THE SKULL,
!, in which there was half pint c
maggots. They were working, an
the stencil that arose was sitting
The clothing was removed and th
body was one succession of cut
bruises and mashes following eac
other. The back was as black an
n blue as flesh can be. Its who
length, near the spinal column, an
= in the center of the back, was
swollen place in the first stages I
= modification. An incision was mat
in the swollen place, out of whie
I" e1uded pint of corruption. II
IS, physicians both believe this OF
IN wound was sufficient to cause ii
ar poor woman's death. From the fe
to the top of the head cash after ga.
was displayed before the eyes of t
horrlhed lury-evldences OF the me
he inhuman treatment ever administer
" to human being. Great
PIECES OF FLESH WERE GoUGED OUT
,. of the arms, legs and back, and t
IN hands and face were SCARED a
' wounded. This poor mortal did
washing Tuesday large enough
u kill well woman.
The deceased was an orphan a
was about Is years old; her mott
is buried in Sedalia and her father
~ out west somewhere. He was ,
ga informed of her death.
X At the conclusion of the autol